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… religious Christmas cards. Or, check out your choices for an Amazon gift card. Snow flakes, trees, birds, but no Mary, no Magi, no Jesus. It’s a difficult story, after all. Without some …

… the money in the world. Tramping barefoot in the mud, jumping on the hay in the barn, climbing trees, playing hide-and-go-seek in the dark, and building everything under the sun in Dad’s shop …

… A 50-foot Christmas tree outside the Catholic Church of North Beijing A 50-foot Christmas tree outside the Catholic Church of North Beijing …

… its weight and texture. Think about the seed and the sun and rain that became the orange tree and led it to blossom and bear fruit. Peel the orange, inhaling the aroma of the zest. Taste …

… were discovered by residents who heard gunfire the night of Dec. 2, 1980. Today, under an old tree, a simple monument marks the spot where the women died and “God received them in his …

… with the Green Belt Movement to help women in rural Kenya plant and sustain millions of trees. With their hands in the dirt, these women often find themselves newly empowered and at … in one's lifestyle. It motivates one to take actions for the earth, such as planting trees and nurturing those that are standing. She writes that the spirit of service and … characterizes prophets, saints and local heroes. She writes at length about the power of the tree, documenting the importance of trees in African religion and in the wider world. "In fact, …

… and in our rituals, we attempt to reflect God’s abundance: More gifts! More lights! A bigger tree! Richer food! Ironically, it is that very seeking after abundance that leaves us feeling … at Christmastime, what with all the colorful lights, ceaseless Christmas music, aromas of pine trees and cookies baking, and heaps of presents to wrap and unwrap. Again, however, we are …

… grow; study the birds of the air; hear the divine voice in a gentle breeze in cottonwood trees by the Little Tongue River; learn the story of life’s emergence by dating rocks in the Big …

… liturgy celebrating the birth of Christ. A beautiful Catholic Advent devotion is the Jesse Tree which also describes Jesus' lineage. I would prefer this alternative timeline though. 13.7 …

… heat from the winter sun. In winter mixed flocks of chickadees and other birds forage in the trees. The flocks stay together because the chickadees call out whenever they find a good source … much more than the sum of its parts. Its bright, shining eyes and lively motions through the tree branches give it a personality that is unmistakable. It’s an acrobat, an actor, a clown, a …

… for Christmas a couple of weeks ago. As I took the box from her to wrap and put under the tree, she balked. She wanted it NOW and I wanted to teach her the value of delayed gratification. …

… Why do we venerate the evergreen tree as a part of the Christmas season? I think it has to do with the fact that they persist in …

… to the Poor. We have already, it seems begun to wield the axe that severs the very root of the tree we call America. Once inside the walled fortress we imagine will protect us from a scary, … check the map. A prophet cries out in the wilderness: “Even now the ax is laid the root of the tree. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire” (Matt 3:10). [Pat …

… President Obama gave a fine, short speech before lighting the national Christmas tree yesterday. The video is here . I have only one complaint. Why is the national Christmas tree so garish? The tree on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol is always quite beautiful. Why is the …

… a small chapel near the spot of the apparitions. When a brick chapel was built in 1880, the trees where Mary appeared were cut down and the chapel's altar was placed over the spot. A school …

… walk to and from the library, “That felt good. It was so peaceful looking at the blue sky and trees.” It’s great if we, like Taylor, can take a walk or play tennis outdoors or something …

… increase our imagination. We will be featuring nature’s wisdom over human cleverness – the Tree of Life over the Tree of Knowledge …” It might be termed a kind of hubris to state that your own project in the …

… trying to prevail against the logging industry. He said each time his efforts failed and a tree plunged to its death, his heart sank a little more, until all he felt was despair. Then he …

… in your region? When is the rut of deer and when are the fawns born? Name five kinds of trees in your region! Are they native to your region? Name five birds which stay the whole year …

… rock-bottomed Ozark waterway. A spring-fed stream shaded by spicebush and pawpaw trees runs down the hollow’s center. Its banks are carpeted with bloodroot, trillium and other … could be bottled and sold to noise-addled city dwellers. David Haenke Leroy Hollow’s beautiful trees suffered two assaults in the last century. In the 1910s loggers cut down the oaks, then … liquidation prices, in order to stuff the multinational feeding frenzy. “The value of a log tree here has to compete against land virtually given away and harvested by near slave labor in …